Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at A 3, Albany
Reference number: HS/17/263
Date: 22 May 1827
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes prismatic spectrum of flame of cyanogen and offers to repeat experiment with Michael Faraday for John Frederick William Herschel's benefit.
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- HS/17/263
- Earliest possible date
- 22 May 1827
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Letter, from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sir John Herschel, dated at A 3, Albany, 22 May 1827, HS/17/263, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_263/letter-from-william-henry-fox-talbot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-a-3-albany, accessed on 15 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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